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Dr. Vidur Jyoti
Senior Director & Head of Department - Institute of Minimal Access, Laparoscopic, Bariatric & Robotic Surgery
General Surgery, Laparoscopic / Minimal Access Surgery, Bariatric Surgery / Metabolic, Department of General Surgery and Robotics, Robotic Surgery
Experience: 43+ Years
Gender: Male
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Dr. Shitij Kacker
Director - Musculoskeletal sciences and Othopaedics
Orthopaedics & Joint Replacement, Arthroscopy & Sports Injury
Experience: 21+ Years
Gender: Male
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Dr. Ajita Bagai Kakkar
Director - Dermatology, Lasers and Aesthetic Medicines
Dermatology
Experience: 26+ Years
Gender: Female
Languages Spoken: Hindi, English
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Dr. Sajal Kakkar
Director - Radiation Oncology
Radiation Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology, Uro-Oncology, Musculoskeletal Oncology, Breast Cancer, Thoracic Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, Head & Neck Oncology, Neuro Oncology, Hematology Oncology, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology
Experience: 20+ Years
Gender: Male
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Dr. Parinita Kalita
Director
Obstetrics And Gynaecology, Robotic Surgery, Gynaecologic Laparoscopy
Experience: 31+ Years
Gender: Female
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Dr. Manmohan M. Kamat
Director - General & Minimal Access Surgery
General Surgery, Laparoscopic / Minimal Access Surgery, Department of General Surgery and Robotics, Robotic Surgery
Gender: Male
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Dr. Chandrakant Kar
Director & Unit Head - Urology, Kidney Transplant, & Robotic Surgery
Urology, Kidney Transplant, Robotic Surgery
Experience: 24+ Years
Gender: Male
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Dr. Satya Karna
Director - Ophthalmology
Eye Care / Ophthalmology
Experience: 28+ Years
Gender: Male
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Dr. Madhu Karna
Director - Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology, Eye Care / Ophthalmology
Experience: 27+ Years
Gender: Female
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Dr Nivedita Kaul
Director – Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Laparoscopic / Minimal Access Surgery, Obstetrics And Gynaecology
Experience: 22+ Years
Gender: Female
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Dr. Parinita Kaur
Director & Unit Head - Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine
Experience: 12+ Years
Gender: Female
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Dr Danish Hasan Kazmi
Director & Unit Head - Cardiac Sciences - Interventional Cardiologist
Cardiac Sciences, Interventional Cardiology
Gender: Male
Languages Spoken: Hindi, English
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Dr. Manoj Khanal
Director
Neurosciences, Interventional Neurology, Neurology
Experience: 20+ Years
Gender: Male
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Dr. Shaiwal Khandelwal
Director - Thoracic Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
Experience: 22+ Years
Gender: Male
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Dr. Vishal Khullar
Director - CTVS and Heart and Lung Transplant
Cardiac Sciences, Cardiac Surgery (CTVS)
Gender: Male
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Dr Himanshu Khurana
Director – Onco-Anaesthesia, Critical Care
Anaesthesia, Cancer Care / Oncology, Critical Care, Pain Management
Experience: 20+ Years
Gender: Male
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Dr. Sanjay Kolte
Director & Head – Urology & Kidney Transplant
Urology, Kidney Transplant
Experience: 33+ Years
Gender: Male
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Dr. Sanjay Vilayatrai Kripalani
Director – Intensive Care
Critical Care
Experience: 27+ Years
Gender: Male
Dr. Chandrashekhar Kulkarni
Director & Head - CVTS & Heart & Lung Transplant
Cardiac Sciences, Cardiac Surgery (CTVS), Lung Transplant, Robotic Surgery
Gender: Male
Languages Spoken: Hindi, English
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Dr Pranjal Kulshreshtha
Director – Breast Oncological Surgery
Breast Cancer
Experience: 14+ Years
Gender: Male
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Dr Vivek Kumar
Director – Interventional Cardiology & Head of Structural Heart Program
Interventional Cardiology
Gender: Male
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Dr Gopal Kumar
Director & Unit Head – Robotic & Minimally Invasive Head & Neck Surgical Oncology
Surgical Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology, Head & Neck Oncology, Robotic Surgery
Experience: 15+ Years
Gender: Male
Languages Spoken: Hindi, English
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Dr. Usha M Kumar
Director - Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Obstetrics And Gynaecology, Robotic Surgery, Gynaecologic Laparoscopy
Experience: 34+ Years
Gender: Female
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Dr. Naresh Kumar Panda
Director - Department of ENT
ENT(Ear Nose Throat)
Gender: Male
Languages Spoken: Hindi, English
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Dr. Anandi Lal
Director & Head of the Department
Mental Health And Behavioural Sciences, Clinical Psychology
Experience: 48+ Years
Gender: Male
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Dr. Manmohan Lohra
Director - Dermatology
Dermatology
Experience: 22+ Years
Gender: Male
Languages Spoken: Hindi, English
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Dr. Arvind Makker
Director - Cardiac Thoracic & Vascular Surgery
Cardiac Sciences, Cardiac Surgery (CTVS), Vascular Surgery, Thoracic Surgery
Experience: 26+ Years
Gender: Male
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Dr Kuldeep Malik
Director – Orthopaedics & Joint Replacement
Orthopaedics & Joint Replacement, Arthroscopy & Sports Injury
Gender: Male
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Dr. Gaurav Malik
Director And Head Department Of Dentistry
Dental Care, Endodontist & Cosmetic Dentist
Experience: 18+ Years
Gender: Male
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Dr. Anshuman Manaswi
Director
Aesthetic And Reconstructive Surgery
Gender: Male
Languages Spoken: Hindi, English
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Dr. Manju Mani
Director (Quality) & Associate Director - Cardiac Anaesthesia
Anaesthesia
Gender: Female
Dr. Raghav Mantri
Director - Clinical lead - Liposuction & Body Contouring
Aesthetic And Reconstructive Surgery
Experience: 26+ Years
Gender: Male
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Dr. Surya Kant Mathur
Director - Endocrinology
Diabetes Educator, Endocrinology & Diabetes, Diabesity Clinic
Experience: 23+ Years
Gender: Male
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Dr. Kanika Batra Modi
Director & Clinical Lead- Gynae Onco
Surgical Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, Robotic Surgery
Gender: Female
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Dr Ishan Mohan
Director – Head & Neck Oncosurgery
Surgical Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology, Head & Neck Oncology
Experience: 24+ Years
Gender: Male
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Dr. Sumit Mrig
Director & Unit Head
ENT(Ear Nose Throat), Audiology
Experience: 19+ Years
Gender: Male
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Dr. Urmi Mukherji
Director & Head of Histopathology Institute of Surgical & Anatomical Pathology & Transfusion Services
Laboratory Medicine / Pathology
Gender: Female
Dr. Arif Mustaqueem
Director
Cardiac Sciences, Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology
Experience: 15+ Years
Gender: Male
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Dr. Shoeb Nadeem
Director - Cardiology
Cardiac Sciences, Cardiology
Experience: 16+ Years
Gender: Male
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Dr. Nikhil Anil Nadkarni
Director - Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Endoscopy
Experience: 19+ Years
Gender: Male
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